Jane Leighty Justis

Advisory Council

President and Program Director, The Leighty Foundation

Jane Leighty Justis is the President of The Leighty Foundation, founded in Waterloo, Iowa by her father in 1985.  For thirty-five years she has spearheaded their local and national initiatives to ensure that strategic volunteer engagement is embraced as a core strategy to meet rising community needs as well as affect systems change. The Foundation's vision is that effective utilization of volunteer energy will be recognized as a standard principle and best practice by funders and nonprofits alike. She is also a national speaker for family philanthropy and former board member of Women's Philanthropy Institute, National Center for Family Philanthropy, Exponent Philanthropy and Pikes Peak Community Foundation.